Barbara Lott
{{Short description|British actress (1920–2002)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Barbara Lott
| image = Barbara_Lott.jpg
| birth_name = Barbara Dulcie Lott
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|5|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Richmond upon Thames, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|12|19|1920|5|15|df=y}}
| death_place = London, England
| othername =
| spouse = {{marriage|Stuart Latham |1940|1993|end=his death}}
}}
Barbara Dulcie Lott (15 May 1920 – 19 December 2002){{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/barbara-lott-1-634974|title=Barbara Lott| date=2 January 2003 |website=The Scotsman |accessdate=11 December 2019}} was a British actress who played Phyllis Lumsden in the BBC television sitcom Sorry!.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/sorry/|title=Sorry!|website=www.bbc.co.uk}} She also appeared in Coronation Street, Rings on Their Fingers, Survivors, Z-Cars, and as Rona's auntie Pearl in the BBC television sitcom 2point4 Children, amongst others.{{cite book |last1=Lentz III |first1=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002 |date=2003 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-0786414642 |page=183 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-HnGCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Barbara+Lott%22&pg=PA183 |accessdate=11 December 2019}}
Early life
Lott was born on 15 May 1920 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1d4031|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512173311/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1d4031|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2018|title=Barbara Lott|website=BFI}} Her father, William Lott, was an executive at Ealing Studios and Lott appeared in small roles in films as a child.{{cite web |first= Anthony |last=Hayward |title=Barbara Lott |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/barbara-lott-136930.html |website=The Independent |accessdate=11 December 2019 |date=21 December 2002}} She studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1937 and joining repertory theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/barbara-lott/|title=Barbara Lott — RADA|website=www.rada.ac.uk}} In 1940, she married Stuart Latham, who was later a producer of Coronation Street.
Career
Lott eventually made her London stage debut in Love for Love at the Haymarket Theatre in 1944. Her first television appearance was as Viola in Twelfth Night in 1950 and she went on to appear frequently on television in small roles. In 1978, she was cast in her first major role in Rings on Their Fingers, in 1981 in Sorry! and in 1992 in an occasional role in 2point4 Children. She appeared in several films, most notably as Ewan McGregor's mother in The Pillow Book.
Death
Television roles
| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role | ||
| 1972 war and peace Nadia galenkova
| 1964 | The Ordeal of Richard Feverel | Lady Blandish |
| A
|1975 | Ballet Shoes | Nana |
| 1977 | Survivors | Edith |
| 1978 to 1980 | Rings on Their Fingers | Mrs Bennett |
| 1981 to 1988 | Sorry! | Phyllis Lumsden |
| 1983 | The All Electric Amusement Arcade | Mrs Thomsett |
| 1991 to 1999 | 2point4 Children | Auntie Pearl |
| 15 November 2000 | The Remorseful Day (Inspector Morse) | Mrs Bayley |
| 2001 to 2003 | Doc Martin | Justine Walker |
Selected filmography
- Let's Be Famous (1939) – Sophie the telephonist (uncredited)
- Three Silent Men (1940) – Nurse
- Brighton Rock (1948) – (uncredited)
- Dilemma (1962) – Nun
- The World Ten Times Over (1963) – Bob's PA (uncredited)
- The Party's Over (1965) – Almoner
- Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971) – Mrs. Winstanley
- Electric Moon (1992) – Mrs. Ellis
- The Pillow Book (1996) – Jerome's Mother
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0521495}}
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Category:English television actresses
Category:20th-century British businesspeople
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames